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LucianC
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Mar 28, 2020
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Missing "Create a team" - only "Add to existing Group"

Hello, Recently I have used the Microsoft article https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/create-groups/manage-creation-of-groups?view=o365-worldwide to limit the teams creation by unau...
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  • ChrisWebbTech's avatar
    ChrisWebbTech
    Mar 30, 2020
    It's always worked where global admins cannot create via apps without being in the group. You can still create them via any admin centers etc. but SharePoint / Teams does not look at global admin in order to show the create Team / Site to them unless they are in the group.
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ChrisWebbTech
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Mar 28, 2020
You have to add yourself to the group you assigned to be able to create groups. Global admins can not create by default and have to be in this group.
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    LucianC
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 29, 2020

    Hi ChrisWebbTech ,

     

    Thank you for your message, I don't know what happened - I've replied once but it dissapeared, so I have to write again. (hoping that I will not double my reply)

     

    I forgot to mention that I'm already the owner of that group and still cannot create a team from scratch.

    But, looking at your message, I have checked again that I'm still owner of that group... and I'm still there. :smile: but just "for fun" I have added myself to the members list too and this was "magic" - now I can create groups.

    I don't understand why it was necesary - to be owner & member as long as the documentation mentioned above clearly states:

     

    Office 365 Global admins can create Groups via any means, such as the Microsoft 365 admin center, Planner, Teams, Exchange, and SharePoint Online.

    So I would like to thank you for your message that made me try even some unclear things... :smile:

     

    Kind Regards,

    Lucian

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      Rob Ellis
      Bronze Contributor
      Mar 29, 2020

      LucianC ChrisWebbTech my understanding, and as per that document, is that Global Admins are unaffected by the change - they are still able to create 365 groups by any means, without needing to be added to the referenced security group.

       

      I have implemented this approach for a number of customers, and the documented behaviour has been the observed behaviour, certainly as recently as a week or so ago.

      • ChrisWebbTech's avatar
        ChrisWebbTech
        MVP
        Mar 30, 2020
        It's always worked where global admins cannot create via apps without being in the group. You can still create them via any admin centers etc. but SharePoint / Teams does not look at global admin in order to show the create Team / Site to them unless they are in the group.
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    LucianC
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 29, 2020

    Hello ChrisWebbTech ,

     

    Thank you for your help, but I forgot to mention that I am already the owner of the group.

    But reading your message and double checking if I'm in that group I did one more thing... I added myself as a member too... so now I'm owner & member of that group... and IT WORKED!!! 

    So is just not enough to "own" a group... mut be a "worker" too for it to get proper access... :lol:

     

    Thank you, for the hint, but it would be helpful to have a link to the documentation where is clearly specifyed that Owner must be added as Member too... especially when in that document I used and mentioned in my previous message it clearly states that:

     

    The steps in this article won't prevent members of certain roles from creating Groups. Office 365 Global admins can create Groups via any means, such as the Microsoft 365 admin center, Planner, Teams, Exchange, and SharePoint Online.

    So it sould work anyway because I am the Global Admin... 

    Strange, but finally effective your mention! I'm glad it finally worked. :smile:

     

    Kind Regards,

    Lucian

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